Shakespeare Words
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Bet
Invented in Hamlet“ | The phrase would be more german to the matter, if we | |
| could carry cannon by our sides: I would it might | ||
| be hangers till then. But, on: six Barbary horses | ||
| against six French swords, their assigns, and three | ||
| liberal-conceited carriages; that's the French bet | ” |
Shakespeare most likely got this from the Old English word baetan meaning to make better. Care to bet on the truth of this statement? In any case, the next line includes the word imponed or impawned, which means wager. Kinda like bet, huh? |
Tag: Hamlet